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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a medal commemorating the attempted invasion of Scotland in 1708. Obverse: Bust of Queen Anne (left) lovelock on left shoulder, her gown fastened with a brooch in front. Legend: 'ANNA . DEI . GRA : MAG : BR : FRA : ET : HIB : REGINA'. Reverse: Anne in a chariot drawn by two sea-horses, brandishing her trident against two fugitive winged monsters with fleurs-de-lis on their heads. Legend: 'MIHI SORTE DATVM' (To me it is allotted). Exergue: 'MATVRATE FVGAM REGIQVE HAEC DICITE VESTRO . NON ILLI IMPERIVM PELAGI . 1708' (Speed your flight and tell this to your king, the Empire of the Sea has not been allotted to him.)
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1008 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | Jacobite risings: Planned French invasion of Britain, 1708 |
| Date made: | 1708 |
| People: | Queen Anne |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 5 mm x 38 mm |
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